Why Are Women More Likely to Die in Crashes?

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In November 2024, the filmmaker Eve Van Dyke was headed to Thanksgiving dinner with her family. Then her car crashed. She noticed the women in the car ended up with more injuries than the men. Turns out, that wasn’t just a coincidence. In the United States, women are 73 percent more likely to be severely injured in vehicle crashes than men, and 17 percent more likely to die. To understand why, Ms. Van Dyke dug through the half-century history of auto safety in the United States. In the Opinion Video above, she reveals her disturbing discovery. --------------------- More from Opinion Video: https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/opinion-video Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n